eddy Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 Shimano for racing, Shimano for training, Shimano for wheels and Shimano for fishing. Welcome to my non mountain biking world. Not once have those little Japs let me down in any department. They will get my hard earned bucks every time. How is your Toyota Carolla doing ? ;-) Yusran 1
Madone69 Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 (edited) From an engineering perspective the man has a point...mine cannibalized itself and didn't stop me when I needed them to. Literately threw a set of elixir CR's in the bin....been on XX for 3years, not a single problem. have not replaced pads or bleed the system in 3years as yet. i have a few mates rolling on XX and they were on Shimano. could it not be rider use perphaps. Edited June 13, 2014 by Madone69
banna Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 been on XX for 3years, not a single problem. have not replaced pads or bleed the system in 3years as yet. i have a few mates rolling on XX and they were on Shimano. could it not be rider use perphaps. Boet if you haven't replaced pads in 3 years then you're not riding enough. Wannabe, Pin-it, Spoke101 and 13 others 16
Madone69 Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 Boet if you haven't replaced pads in 3 years then you're not riding enough. just dont use the brakes alleyne and VicanZA 2
Falco Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 How is your Toyota Carolla doing ? ;-) Strange you should ask, I've owned a couple over the years. And a Hilux. Also currently have a Yaris and an Etios that my daughters use. Was thinking about a Lexus too, but the new C-class is just too tempting, so I will have to support the Germans for a while. LOOK695 and eddy 2
porqui Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 +1 The avids from sram is shite!!! Your opinion! Not fact.
LOOK695 Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 Strange you should ask, I've owned a couple over the years. And a Hilux. Also currently have a Yaris and an Etios that my daughters use. Was thinking about a Lexus too, but the new C-class is just too tempting, so I will have to support the Germans for a while.Sorry hi-jack. Most certainly agree. The C Class is stunning DIPSLICK and Madone69 2
camelman Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 No use in changing if it's on the bike. However I did find that the Sram levers are a bit tougher to shift than the Shimano xt/xtr. They also have a longer stroke it seems. If your fingers are strong enough, stick to them. I bought a set of X0 brakes last year and found them much better than the Avid elixers of 3-4 years ago. But the Shimano brakes still trump them all for power and value for money.
Paul Ruinaard Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 Judaism vs Christianity is an easier issue to solve. You are squarely in the religion wheel house on this. Wedge, droo and zaShadow 3
Guest Karma Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 but is Shimano better on 26er or 29ers? I think SRAM is good for 26ers, as long as it's full suspension. Hard tails brake better with Shimano on front, SRAM on rear. HOEKVLAG 1
Rudi Pollard Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 Your opinion! Not fact.Your opinion! Not fact. Compared to the Shimano XT's I had on my TREK en the Formula R1's on my Spez the avids are horseshit!!! They don't have enough stopping power and they squeal like a pig being strangled!!! I have experience with Shimano, Avid and Formula and by comparing the 3 I can come to the conclusion that the Avids are the worst brakes money can buy... rouxtjie and ryanbritchford 2
Fruity Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 I've had a bike with Shimano components, and I've had a bike with SRAM components.. made no real difference to me.
Vangar Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 but is Shimano better on 26er or 29ers? I think SRAM is good for 26ers, as long as it's full suspension.Hard tails brake better with Shimano on front, SRAM on rear. Bwahahaha, tire and groupset debate at once. Could cause a riot....
Yusran Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 I ran Shimano Deore/SLX on my MTB and Shimano 105 on my first road bike. Upgraded the MTB to new Sram X9 (and Avid brakes...) and Sram Rival on the new road bike and Rival/Force on the cyclocross bike. Why? Just the upgrade bug, but I personally prefer the looks of my Sram stuff. Carbon everywhere. I would run the X7/X9 that you have (switch the X7 stuff out for X9). Groupsets are costly so as said before a wheels/other components upgrade would be good. At the end of the day, we all just want to go out and ride our bikes right?
braailegend Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 take off all the gears, SS is by far the most reliable!! BenReaper and BogusOne 2
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